


The Oasis' 300-points-per-inch, 7-inch screen is still my favorite of the e-reader pack. This way, the Oasis' screen can look more like an aging, yellowed page, if that's your preference. MORE: The Kindle Oasis Adds Screen Warmth For Nighttime ReadingĪmazon is positioning screen warmth as a customization option, so you can adjust the color of your virtual page. Just like with Night Shift, you can schedule the display warmth to "gradually change with sunset and sunrise," as Amazon notes, or to match your own schedule. The amber hue reminded me of the Night Shift mode from my iPhone, which is designed to reduce blue light, but I didn't find the Oasis' functionality as sleep-inducing as the iPhone's. As I tucked into Jenny Odell's anti-productivity book "How to Do Nothing" (Melville House, 2019) at bedtime, I upped the warmth to see if the change would affect how fast I fell asleep. The current Kindle Oasis costs $249 and came out on July 24, 2019.Ī warmer display option made me think that Amazon's pushing a blue-light filter, a feature that's are often meant to help you fall asleep easier ( there's some science behind that idea). Kindle Oasis 2019 review: Price and release date Amazon Kindle Oasis (2019) at Amazon for $249.99.
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Most readers, though, will see the Oasis as a hard sell, even though it's a fantastic piece of hardware that earned its way to the ranks of our best Kindle list. But should you spend almost twice as much as a Paperwhite costs when you could just as easily spend that money on more books? It all depends on how much you value the little things, like buttons and an extra inch of screen, aspects that this Kindle Oasis 2019 review will compare against its competitors. To keep the Oasis afloat, Amazon gave the metallic e-reader a new feature: display warmth, for changing the hue of your page. Lastly, you can save $35 on our favorite: the Kindle Paperwhite, currently $95 at Amazon. Then there's the Kindle Kids Edition at $79 at Amazon ($30 off). That starts with normal Kindle marked down to $65 at Amazon. You may or may not receive a reason.Amazon's more affordable Kindles are discounted for a limited time. Failing to do so will end up on your post being removed and/or your account banned. When posting in r/Kindle, make sure you adhere by our guidelines. Piracy Any piracy talk (including website names) will result in removal of your thread/comments and may result in a permanent ban. Amazon dropped the Kindle name from the tablets a few years back. Please use new Reddit for up to date information and sub rules.įire tablets are not Kindle e-readers. Note - Old Reddit is not maintained in this sub. Have questions before you buy a Kindle product or accessory? Want to know more about any of the products? Have news or tips to share? Join our friendly members. This subreddit is for everything Kindle related.
